Hamilton’s force of selection before maturity: New preprint! Here I show that, rather than remaining constant, the force of selection generally increases before maturity for as long as offspring depend on their parent! A brief thread 1/9

📌 6 Six PhD Fully Funded Positions in Plant Sciences🌱 at Wageningen, Naturalis, University of Groningen and Leiden University in The Netherlands 🇳🇱... Please Retweet and spread the word! For details visit the link below👉 wp.me/pbv48T-4if

Calling all evolutionary biologists, the application for the MEME Master's 2023 is now open!  Apply here until 15.01.2023 to be a part of the MEME program.  evobio.eu/application

What can computational modeling do for eukaryogenesis? Here's our latest preprint where we reveal consequences of endosymbiosis on the evolution of genome size and cell-cycle regulation. biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Deadline tomorrow! Fully funded PhD position in our AMR center! Multiple fields, also experimental evolution. Application DL already Nov. 24th jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Doctoral-R…

We are announcing a 3 year postdoc in molecular microbial ecology to be part of projects on effects of biochar on soil microorganisms and related processes. Please, share with interested and potential candidates. tech.au.dk/en/about-the-f…

An important #review today! Towards evolutionary predictions: Current promises and challenges doi.org/10.1111/eva.13… by Wortel et al @MeikeWortel Dr Pleuni Pennings #BlackLivesMatter Bringing together insights from diverse backgrounds to improve evolutionary #predictions (image Shraddha Shitut)

We are hiring!! 👩‍🔬👨‍🔬 Join our lab for an exciting new project on marine chemical ecology, funded by European Research Council (ERC)! 🌊 🧑‍🔬 #jobsearch #research #PhDposition #postdocjobs

Check out this awesome PhD opportunity with Bram van Dijk at Theoretical Biology & Bioinformatics @ UU!

Check out this awesome postdoc opportunity with Marjon de Vos University of Groningen !

Check out this awesome PhD opportunity with Marjon de Vos University of Groningen !

Schoorl (NVTB 2023) was a lot of fun again!

The genetic code (might) have evolved because it allows fast protein evolution! Looking forward to reading this new preprint by Joshua L. Payne and collaborators. (Sam von der Dunk (@derdunk.bsky.social) @RenskeVroomans Paula García-Galindo)

Are you interested in fungal genome evolution and transposable elements? Fancy pursuing a PhD in the Netherlands? Consider applying to join our team Theoretical Biology & Bioinformatics @ UU Faculty of Science, Utrecht University uu.nl/en/organisatio…

Our latest pre-print: Intracellular signaling in proto-eukaryotes evolves to alleviate regulatory conflicts of endosymbiosis biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

On May 7th and 8th, the annual NVTB meeting in Schoorl will be held with keynote speakers Sandra Loerakker and Martijn Egas. The deadline for registration is April 12th. Please spread the word to anyone who might be interested.